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City of London 1854

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: No. V.—Mortality in different seasons; namely, in the Autumn Quarter (Oct., Nov., Dec.) in the Winter Quarter (Jan., Feb., March) in the Spring Quarter (April, May, June) and in the Summer Quarter (July, Aug., Sept.) of the Year 1854-5, as compared with the corresponding average of Six Years, from Michaelmas 1848 to Michaelmas 1854.

No. V.—Mortality in different seasons; namely, in the Autumn Quarter (Oct., Nov., Dec.) in the Winter Quarter (Jan., Feb., March) in the Spring Quarter (April, May, June) and in the Summer Quarter (July, Aug., Sept.) of the Year 1854-5, as compared with the corresponding average of Six Years, from Michaelmas 1848 to Michaelmas 1854.

East London Union.West LondonUnion.City or London Union.Total for entire City.Annual Average1854-5
Deaths in the different seasons of six years, as follows:-Saint BotolphCripple-gate.Workhouses.North.South.Workhouse.S.W.N.W.South.S.E.N.E.Workhouse.
In six Autnmn Quarters7497362494454711613072763172723271454455742½939
1173410771644
In six Winter Quarters7887502994365702302953214023184342045047841929
183712361974
In six Spring Quarters6496992404795622022842763113043261784510752785
158812431679
In six Summer Quarters8498372124926531543502843192703381474905817½747*
189812991708
* N.B. The Summer Quarter of 1855 contains the returns of fourteen weeks.